Chapter 296: The Death Crisis of Lord You Lan

“This pervert, his secret technique actually fuses two True Intentions together.” The golden-robed youth, Sword Sovereign, shook his head. “Otherwise, its power wouldn’t be so exaggerated!”

“Lord You Lan has mastered two second-tier True Intentions,” from the Earth Temple group, Wu Ma Hai gazed into the distance, murmuring, “and both have reached the peak of the Triple Realm! His demonic body rivals divine rank, and he wields a divine artifact. Yet even so, he ended up like this. Dongbo Xueying’s secret technique is too formidable. His technique is purely offensive… its power should rival the peak of the Triple Realm of ‘Ultimate Penetration’!”

Wu Ma Hai could tell.

Dongbo Xueying harbored no battle aura, nor did he wield a divine artifact—his strength stemmed purely from the power of his True Intent! Furthermore, his spear technique embodied sheer annihilation, reducing all existence into “Ultimate Points” to unleash devastating strikes. It was only marginally weaker than You Lan’s when they clashed. Remember, You Lan brandished a divine artifact and bore a demonic physique.

“What an incredible secret technique!”

“He was already at a high level originally. With this technique, he’s completely on par with us.”

Their most elite demigods—Meishan Master, Chen Jiu, Sword Sovereign, Wu Ma Hai, Lord You Lan… all had reached the peak of the Triple Realm of second-tier True Intentions! They couldn’t form second-tier Divine Hearts.

Why?

Because once one forms a second-tier Divine Heart, becoming a god would be effortless!

If they could become gods, they would have done so long ago. Who would willingly come to Hongshi Mountain to gamble with life and death?

Fifth-tier and fourth-tier Divine Hearts were extremely difficult to form. Third-tier was somewhat challenging, while second-tier guaranteed godhood. As for the legendary “first-tier Divine Heart”… that was even more inconceivable and terrifying.

In truth, first-tier True Intention was exceedingly rare.

From fourth-tier to third-tier True Intention, generally, out of dozens of fourth-tier True Intentions, one might emerge as third-tier.

From third-tier to second-tier, out of thousands of third-tier True Intentions, one might become second-tier, already considered legendary.

From second-tier to first-tier, out of millions of second-tier True Intentions… there might not be a single first-tier! Its emergence couldn’t even be calculated by probability. Every birth of a first-tier True Intention was miraculous. In fact, its emergence was even rarer than a first-tier Divine Heart.

Why?

Because after becoming a god, for instance, even with a second-tier Divine Heart, one could still spend countless eons continuing cultivation, allowing the second-tier Divine Heart to evolve into a first-tier Divine Heart.

Therefore, to sense a first-tier True Intention at the Transcendent stage was already extremely remarkable!

Hence—

Once a genius with a first-tier True Intention emerged, with their comprehension ability, forming a Divine Heart would be effortless. Even if they perished midway, major divine forces would strive to preserve their soul and reshape their body to let them continue living.

In short, every individual with a first-tier True Intention was treated as a treasure!

Likewise, opposing forces would also try to eliminate them early. Therefore, unless necessary, the existence of first-tier True Intention was usually kept secret and not casually revealed. Even the ‘Time-Space Temple’ was required by all factions to make agreements, to prevent the temple from monopolizing power.

“This battle has ended here.” Chen Jiu gazed into the distance, smiling. “Dongbo Xueying and Lord You Lan are evenly matched.”

“What if Lord You Lan continues threatening the Xia Clan by slaughtering countless humans?” asked the old man with a goatee standing beside him.

“Rest assured, he needs to focus entirely on countering Dongbo Xueying’s spear technique, not daring to be distracted even slightly. He shouldn’t risk slaughtering countless humans…” Chen Jiu replied.

“But even if he did slaughter those mortals, would that really distract him much?” the old man muttered again.

“Even if he truly did that, as Dongbo Xueying’s teammate, it would be my turn to act. Together with Dongbo Xueying, Lord You Lan would only have the choice to flee desperately. If he doesn’t flee, he will surely die.” Chen Jiu said. Before Dongbo Xueying revealed his secret technique, even with his help, they could only match You Lan. But now…

Now that Dongbo Xueying had revealed his secret technique, his intervention would make all the difference.

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Inside the Illusionary Realm.

Dongbo Xueying looked at the black-skinned youth wrapped in white cloth, who was being cautious in the real world, frowning. “This Lord You Lan is too strong. The ripple of his True Intention emanating from his body is indestructible! My previous illusionary domains couldn’t even approach him. I withdrew the domain, yet he still emits True Intention ripples, preventing my Illusionary Realm avatars from getting near.”

Now he could control nine Illusionary Realm avatars, and in battle, he could instantly transform into ten spears attacking simultaneously!

The other nine were all manipulated by Illusionary Realm avatars!

Unfortunately, the Illusionary Realm avatars were too weak. The ‘Illusionary Realm Intention’ itself had weak offensive power. The nine avatars barely had the strength of senior demigods. The spears they launched couldn’t even approach Lord You Lan! They couldn’t even serve as a distraction! Even if the avatars materialized around You Lan’s body, they would dissolve into nothingness under his True Intention ripple!

“All other methods are useless. I didn’t expect the ‘Starfall Annihilation Strike,’ which I spent over a hundred years developing, still couldn’t kill him. Looks like I have no choice but to make my final move.” Dongbo Xueying frowned.

Back then, poisoned by sorcery.

Unable to comprehensively cultivate True Intention, he focused solely on spear techniques, even unconsciously beginning to blend the mysteries of ‘Star True Intention’ and ‘Ultimate Penetration.’ With his short lifespan and daily torment, Dongbo Xueying had no more attachments or worries, completely pursuing the ultimate in spear techniques!

Regardless of the mystery, the more powerful the spear technique, the better it was!

Thus, the ‘Starfall Annihilation Strike’ gradually took shape!

He had never even heard of secret techniques, yet this ‘Starfall Annihilation Strike’ was indeed his greatest achievement over a hundred years! And as ‘Ultimate Penetration’ and ‘Star True Intention’ improved, this secret technique could still evolve.

“Palace Master Chen!” Dongbo Xueying called out.

His voice, transmitted through the Illusionary Realm avatars, directly reached the Ding Jiu Warship.

“Xueying.” The group of Xia Clan demigods inside the warship were now excited and thrilled. The Xia Clan had produced such a formidable Transcendent.

“Palace Master Chen, I’m about to make my final move, so I hope you can help. I heard that the Ding Jiu Warship previously unleashed an attack that nearly struck Lord You Lan. I hope for another strike… Perhaps it will cost a lot, but I think it’s worth it.” Dongbo Xueying’s voice also echoed inside the Ding Jiu Warship.

“Just one Divine Crystal, equivalent to one Divine Scroll. It’s nothing.” The Xia Clan members were all very open-minded.

They had already spent several Divine Scrolls rescuing Dongbo Xueying.

They were willing to spend one Divine Crystal.

Without Dongbo Xueying, even if they spent dozens of Divine Crystals, they might not necessarily win.

“Alright, seize the moment. When I attack Lord You Lan, strike him!” Dongbo Xueying looked at the Starfire Cloud Spear in his hand. A streak of crimson gleamed at the spear’s tip.

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Lord You Lan hovered in midair, cautiously sensing his surroundings, his True Intention ripples sweeping in all directions, slowing down time around him.

“Actually pushed to this point by Dongbo Xueying. You can’t kill me, but I will make sure you regret it.” Lord You Lan glanced at the four distant teams. “Seeing me in trouble, perhaps one of those four teams will act now. Even so, I’d rather waste a Divine Scroll to make the Xia Clan pay for defying me!”

Crawling up from the Abyssal Depths, You Lan was inherently vengeful by nature.

This time, he had come with five Divine Scrolls! But transporting them down was too costly, so he only brought five. He intended to obtain thirty more from the Xia Clan! That way, he would have a much better chance in Hongshi Mountain.

“If I gain some fortune in Hongshi Mountain, forming a second-tier Divine Heart and becoming a Demon God, I will definitely make the Xia Clan pay!” Lord You Lan gritted his teeth.

He had two second-tier True Intentions.

Both had reached the peak of the Triple Realm! In terms of power, he was far superior to Nuo Nuo An and General Kumo. His mastery of the rules was also deeper. The gap in both power and rule comprehension gave You Lan an overwhelming advantage over them. Moreover, he had two second-tier True Intentions complementing each other.

“Boom~~~”

Lord You Lan blocked Dongbo Xueying’s spear strikes repeatedly, giving his all.

“Crack!”

Without warning!

A deep-blue lightning bolt suddenly erupted from the distant Ding Jiu Warship, resembling a fierce deep-blue giant serpent. It flew extremely fast, its power terrifying, making the heavens and earth tremble faintly. As it passed, space disintegrated, leaving behind dark, gaping cracks, and in almost an instant, it struck right before him!

“Xia Clan!” Lord You Lan was startled and furious. Under Dongbo Xueying’s pressure, he had nearly forgotten—the Ding Jiu Warship’s attack was even more terrifying! In terms of sheer power, the divine warship powered by Divine Crystals unleashed an attack far surpassing the might of demigods who merely matched newly ascended deities.

“Dodge! Dodge! Dodge!!”

In this moment, You Lan exerted himself to the utmost, his demonic body unleashing its maximum speed, while his Time Deceleration Intention tried to slow down the incoming deep-blue lightning serpent.

Whoosh!

The deep-blue serpent flashed past, You Lan’s figure flickered and vanished.

Reappearing in midair nearby.

“So close, so close.” You Lan felt a chill of fear, but before he could even relax.

“Pop!”

A blindingly swift spear materialized beside him—too near, too sudden! Having barely dodged the azure lightning serpent, You Lan could only manage a desperate flick of his wrist, but it was already too late. As his hand moved, the spear tore through the void and impaled his forehead.

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